Amazing family friendly resort, they have free bicycle rentals while you stay for up to 2 guests…read more$10 for each rental after that and thats for your entire stay! The bike paths are safe and well maintained, everything is accessible by bike, we rode to the grocery store and back in 15 minutes including shop time :0 The loop trail that follows the river is beautiful and a great way to spend the day. The guest clubhouse is definitely family time friendly, upstairs is a large spacious lounge area with plenty of seating. They have board games, pool (75cents a game), and ping pong (25cents a ball) a TV and various puzzles. During the week you can sign up for craft projects. Downstairs is the gym and arcade. The arcade is a little outdated and could use some games form this decade, but ok. The pool and hot tub are a fan favorite kids loved being able to swim at 10 am because the pool is heated. The condo was beautiful and homey the rustic decor blended perfectly into the scenery. Stocked with everything you need to feel at home all you need to bring is laundry soap and bathroom toiletries for the shower. You can bring food to cook on the stove or the provided BBQ pits outside each unit. We are already looking forward to our next stay.

What a great little spot. It is quiet but very close to many things. It feels like a cabin in the…read morewoods without being too isolated. One Bummer- no electric car charging station.

Bennington Properties is our go to vacation rental company in Sunriver. They have a huge selection…read moreof homes and the are the kindest folks to work with!

We just spent 5 wonderful , restful and beautiful days at Sun River in one of Colton Bennington…read morerental homes.The location was just across from the Sun River Center. The second day we were there the smoke detectors went off warn us that they needed batteries. I called the Bennington office and in less than an hour our problem was fixed! Best of all we had to leave early on our last day and I left my bank bag with over $500.00 cash in it beside the bed in the small dresser.When we go home and everything unpacked no money bag.I sent a text that next morning to the housecleaning crew and asked them to check and see if was there. I left them all my information and they called me and said it was there and they put it in the mail for me. I offered them $100.00 to buy some pizzas for the crew and they said they appreciated the offer but couldn't do that. My happiness is all they needed. It is so heart felt to know there are still honest people in America. Our next trip down there I will look the crew ! Thank you for your honesty. jon Jennings

We were in Bend visiting family over the Christmas break and someone had the great idea to try…read morerenting snowmobiles. After a Google search, I found a place located right at Wanoga Sno Park. Because they were the only ones that came up on multiple Google searches and the ease of pickup and drop off right at the park, they were completely sold out. They referred me to Kevin at Advanced Performance. After a couple of calls to ask questions (I'd never snowmobiled before) we settled on 4 sleds (two singles and two doubles). It was about a 30 minute drive from Bend down in Sunriver, but easy to find the "shop" (which is really just an upstairs office above a home). Kevin was extremely helpful and enthusiastic about getting us on the trail for some fun, giving us a quick orientation to the trail system, making recommendations about places to go (and not go) and giving us basic tips on operating the snowmobiles. According to one family member familiar with snowmobiles, the sleds were nothing special (a pair of Polaris 550's and a pair of Polaris Touring FST 600's) but good enough for our family (my wife and I, our two teenagers, and the kids grandparents) After the 20-30 minute haul to the Edison Sno Park (about 10 miles away but the road was a solid sheet of ice after all the recent snow, so we could only safely go about 30 mph) we had the sleds unloaded and hit the trail. We made a beeline for Elk Lake Lodge for lunch (crowded but GREAT) and then came back by an alternate route. Beautiful scenery and reasonably well groomed trails. There was a lot of traffic on some sections because of the holiday season, so on our way home there was a lot of "washboard" (whatever you call them in snowmobile terms) that was annoying to ride on, but we still had a blast. Bottom line, if you have your own truck and can haul a trailer with the snowmobiles, this is a great option. The experience feels more like borrowing sleds for the day from a friend (including the idiosyncrasies of missing review mirrors or minor stuff like broken speedometers), and Kevin come across as a helpful local more than a businessman (I mean that in a good way). He has a decent selection of helmets (both full face and motocross type) and can supply bibs/pants (remember to buy or bring your own balaclava and gloves if you have them!). When I needed pants, Kevin literally gave me the pants he was wearing.

My boyfriend, sister and her boyfriend were vacationing in Sunriver OR last March. We had skied…read moreour brains out and decided to try something new. We had seen Advanced Performance Rentals business on our way back to the village in Sunriver from Mount Bachelor Ski park a few times that week and decided to stop in to inquire about renting some snowmobiles. We were in luck, there were snowmobiles available for the next day and we were able to negotiate a great price them. Being novices, the owner Kevin made sure that we were given the appropriate snowmobiles for us. The next morning we arrived at 7am. We were very pleased to see our machines that we had reserved were loaded on the trailers, fueled up and ready to go. We were quickly fitted with the appropriate helmets, given easy to follow (did i mention, easy to follow) trail maps and were also given a crash course on the rules and safety regulations of snowmobiling. Kevin suggested on which sno-park to go to... taking in consideration that we were novices. ( I find that all of the locals know the good places to have fun) We hooked his trailer full of equipment to our Jeep and off we went for our adventure of the day. It all ran like clock work... he had us heading out to the park within 30minutes of arriving at his shop. Not that I was worried about the time... The rental time was for all day... so we really didn't feel rushed or feeling like the clock was ticking. We were on vacation and that is the last thing you want to worry about. We were just excited to get the our adventure on! Anyway.... i just wanted to say that our experience that day was awesome... the snow, the sun..... the new adventure.... We all agreed that we would do it again AND we will be sure to rent from Advanced Performance Rentals again. Thank you so much! We shall return!

Definitely one of the best highlights of our trip to Bend, Oregon over the weekend…read more Shay (maybe spelled Che) was A fantastic tour guide! Very knowledgeable, whimsical, lighthearted, and free spirited. The perfect person to lead an adventure into the Oregon wilderness. Our trip started with a short van ride from the Fred Meyer parking lot. She shared lots of knowledge about various trees in the area, wildlife, things the local government was doing to help clean up some of the territory we're gonna be going to explore the cave. She seemed like somebody who genuinely enjoys her job, likes to explore, and is just a genuine, good person all around. Going into the cave was surreal, almost like stepping into a different climate. It definitely felt like it was 45° all year round down there. Once we lost the natural lighting too it became very spooky, but everybody had headlamps so it was pretty easy to see where we were going. My wife and I saw a few baby brown bats hanging out on the walls while we were there. They were so tiny and cute! I'm glad they're able to survive down there. I really like that her tour guy gave us a choice between one of two directions into the cave. I have really bad knees, and thankfully, our tour guide, and our group was able to respect that. We had a very good lighthearted adventure down in the dark. My favorite part was when we all got to turn off our headlamps for a little bit, and stay silent, and just enjoy utter blackness. Deathly felt like a good way to de-stress a little. Shay was a fantastic tour guide and we are definitely going to be using this to our group again in the near future. Thanks for the memories!

As a local for nearly 40 years, I wasn't sure about using a tour, but every detail of our starlight…read moresnowshoe adventure went so well. The online res system was easy to use. A change to our party 1 week prior was dealt with quickly and kindly, including a follow up call just to be sure we were taken care of. Our tour leader was super friendly and knowledgeable about local ecology. I learned so much! The snowshoes had great bindings-- no one had them come loose. (Poles would have been helpful. I would bring my own next time) The bonfire was amazing and the goodies were tasty. Nature did her part with a sparkling clear night, brilliant moon and meteor. I will definitely do another tour with Wanderlust!

The room is fine but the location is very off from downtown. If you are going rafting, this is the…read moreperfect spot. It is right to a raft place. It is a great location if you enjoy hiking. There is pond and trail behind the units. The trail along the river will take you to the Lava Trail head. It is under 2 miles to get there. Ofd thing about this place was, there were 4 doors to the 1 BR unit. That is super weird and the first for us. Do you keys may not work for some of the doors.

This is worse than my last review where someone chased me out the door threatening to tow my car…read moreaway. Only read if you are an owner or planning on staying at this resort. 7th Mountain Inn. Check-in around 5pm. Timeshare sales are behaving like street prostitutes in 3rd world countries without the boobs & legs factor. What's next, stand in front of your car so you can't move? After a cool personable guy gave me my room keys and fire log, I walked straight toward the door. Naturally, sales called my name, and not even pausing, I told them "no thank you I'm not interested", and walked out the door. I guess that's not good enough. A sales guy followed me out the door with a flashlight yelling that he was "security" and that I must immediately "stop walking away." By the time I got inside my car, locked the door with my wife and kid who had stayed safely inside, he shined his light through the passenger door window and yelled that he was going to freeze my account. :ROFLMAO: The light scared my 11-year old, and frightened my wife until I told her all this is a complete ruse. Should I call 911 the next time this happens? You can't make up pure comedy better than WM Timeshare sales, and I hope they read this. Ignore them completely. They take advantage of any pleasantries you may start with. You are the guest and if you say no, they should honor your no. Usually they will ignore it and ask more questions. Oh, and for the worthless reply that will follow, resort managers at any Worldmark have no control over sales. Sales rules, and it's always been that way.

The house was perfect for our needs. Fresh, clean and well appointed. We appreciated that it was…read moredog friendly. All enjoyed the hot tub and ping pong table. It couldn't have been better.

I reserved two 3-bedroom houses for three nights, for a family reunion. I made reservations and…read morepaid for both houses weeks before our event. I spent hours finding appropriate houses within walking distance of each other. I notified all family members of the addresses of the houses they would occupy. I received an email confirmation for both houses. A couple of days before our arrival, I called the rental office as I had not received access information. I was informed that one of the houses had been changed to another, remote location. They had made the change weeks ago but I had not been notified. I reconnected with all family members, providing information about a new location and telling them they would not have access to the house that had been confirmed. Village Properties said they had no documentation that I had rented and paid for both houses - but they had sent both confirmations to my email address, so that doesn't make sense. It took hours to sort this out, two days before our arrival. There was a lot of late night driving between distant homes which was not the intention of the reunion. The houses were fine, although the original reservation had pool access which the new location did not. I was never offered any compensation for my $2,500, emotional anguish and valuable time.

The Lava lands visitor center has a small gift shop, staff out front with times for a guided tour,…read morethey have souvineer penny smasher and a small museum about the volcano and fossils. It also had the trail heads for the trail of the Molten lands, the trail of the whispering pines, the roadway up to lava butte, as well as information on the lava river tunnels, and other things in this portion of the park.

Lava Lands is part of small cinder cones on the northwest side of Newberry Volcano, a massive…read moreshield volcano rises to the southeast. This region is characterized by extensive lava flows, including the 7,000-year-old flow from Lava Butte, a prominent cinder cone. How I like to see as much as possible is by mountain bike. From Lava Lands parking lot pick up the 4 mile fast flow furious fun single track for 4 miles curving through Ponderosa Pines following lava fields. Ride through the lava rock featuring panoramic views of snow capped mountains. At the end of Black Rock single track connect with the Deschutes River and ride along at least a mile to Benham Falls - so magnificent! Continue riding 5-10-XX more miles filling up your passion bucket in the natural wonders following and flowing with the Deschutes River. I fulled up my bucket for 20 miles - at time rivers flows with power and times as still as a lake. Let's go! Wherever the powerful river flows! Wherever the peaceful river goes! Many feel the pace only the river knows - as I did flow along by mountain bike!